Posted by Lieutenant Commander Daggum Hammor (Chief Engineer) in Main Sim - Briefing Room

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Liam Madison (Chief Science Officer) in Main Sim - Briefing Room

Posted by Civilian Marishka (Lounge Host) in Main Sim - Briefing Room
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IC: Orvos nodded to Marishka curiously, taking note to be better observant of his senior staff. “Thank you Marishka,” he said to her before she departed.

Turning to the staff, he wasted no time. “Starfleet has discovered five missing ships that had never arrived to their designated ports. These ships were set on autopilot with dead or missing crews. What we do know is that sensor logs on these vessels seem to indicate a cargo vessel dropped out of warp and immediately fired on each vessel. All of these seem to be separate instances. Each ship encountered has a similar story. Once the shields of these ships dropped, sensor arrays were targeted and the ships were boarded. Attacks seemed to last about 10 minutes.”

“What we do know is that each vessel seemed to have been fired on with Breen weaponry. However, readings from inside each ship indicated that the only weapons fired were Federation phasers. And it seems that whoever boarded each vessel were familiar with the designs. No vessel was the same, and not all of them were of Federation charter.”

“We are currently en route to the suspected area of attack which is a remote asteroid belt in the sector closest to us. There’s still one ship missing with no transponder signal. Quite frankly, it seems we may be dealing with pirates or some sort of black market? Though I’m open to thoughts and questions regardless.”

He leaned back, allowing the brief to sit in and give people room to speak their minds.

-Captain Orvos Legen, CO

Benjamin frowned at the description, he had no experience in dealing with pirates in his career but this sounded far harsher than any stories he’d heard before, why kill or steal an entire crew “Is it usual that entire crews go missing or are murdered?” He asked out of a genuine horrified curiosity.

Doctor Grey
CMO

Orvos raised an eyebrow as he considered responding. His chief intelligence officer beat him to the punch.

Faye lifted her brows. “Yes. Accidents do happen, and this ship is known to disappear now and again, but I wouldn’t count that as normal.” The Athena was rarely anything that fit that description.

“So we have someone who either stole Breen weaponry or bought it from them legit, and then dumped it on a cargo vessel. I am still surprised they snuck up on Federation starships. I’ve worked cargo ships, speed and maneuverability is not their forte. But regardless, the person running the show is experienced and thorough. The smash and dash method is a favourite of the Orion Syndicate, but I hate blaming them for everything even though they tend to earn it.” Faye tensed and then blew out a breath. “And the missing crews bother me. If they weren’t going to be just killed because they were in the way and they wanted no witnesses, then there’s usually only one reason to hijack a crew and that’s to sell them on the slave market.” That she actually managed to say any of this with a modicum of calmness surprised even Faye.

~Faye Calloway, CIO

“I agree,” chimed in the captain.

Marishka had the chance to hear the words Breen and Orion Syndicate before the doors of the ready room closed. Now it was time for her to do her own investigation. Official or not, she would get some answers.

• Marishka

Liam reflected on the information give. He pulled away his mouth from his fingers then spoke. “Five ships. Were they all attacked around the same routes or different ones? If different, how far apart? We might be able to determining a ‘hunting’ ground of sorts.”

His eyes flicked briefly to acknowledge Marishka when he heard the doors open.

-CSO, Liam J. Madison, Sci.

“It would seem they were all attacked in the same relative area. Flight paths of the ships seem to pass near an asteroid belt that we’re en route to.”

“Breen weapons pull a lot of power.” Hammor said. “Far more than phasers or disruptors of the same power level. But putting them on cargo vessel could make sense, actually. Secondary power systems dedicate to the weapons could make them more efficient, and you would still have room for loot.”

Hammor, CE

Orvos nodded in agreement with Hammor’s statement. “It sounds like we’ll need to be ready for incoming breen weaponry. And we’ll need to have a plan before getting there. Thoughts?”

-Captain Orvos Legen, CO